Deputy Program Manager

Socket.dev; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks an experienced Program Manager to support a high-visibility Intelligence Community program in the Virginia/Maryland region. The Deputy PM will work with PMs, government customers, and cross-functional teams to ensure deliverables are met on a cost-plus award-fee contract.

Responsibilities include resource management, financial oversight, risk mitigation, and regular PMRs with the government COTR, ensuring compliance and timely delivery under a deliverables-based contract.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Minimum 10+ years in program/project management for similar scope and complexity.
• Experience with ODNI/DNI or Intelligence Community programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct administrative and technical requirements to meet government needs.
• Allocate resources, staffing, budgets, and training for the contract.
• Review financial reports, estimates to complete, and engineering change proposals.
• Provide program status reviews and communicate issues to government stakeholders.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

BA/BS or equivalent experience

Master’s degree

PMP Certification

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Program Manager (PM) to support a high-visibility Intelligence Community customer within a challenging, dynamic, and mission-focused environment in the Virginia and Maryland area. The successful candidate will serve as the Deputy PM responsible for a Cost-Plus Award Fee contract, completion/deliverables based. This position requires extensive previous experience as a Program Manager experience in the Intelligence Community.

The D/PM will collaborate with the PM, government stakeholders, program leadership, financial professionals, and cross-functional teams to support mission success.

Primary Responsibilities

Leadership & Program Management

• Responsible for effectively and efficiently planning, organizing, directing and controlling the administrative and technical requirement of the program that impact Leidos’ ability to meet the Government’s requirements.
• Support the allocation and management of program resources, including staffing, facilities, budgets, recruitment and training (direct and indirect) on the contract.
• Review and approve Estimate to Complete, Contract Data Requirements (CDR) and other financial reports based on contractual requirements.
• Review risk and risk mitigation activities and report status to the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR).
• Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government COTR. Communicate issues and solutions to the Government COTR.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor’s contracts staff.
• Review all financial and technical reports before release to the Government.
• Ensure cross-discipline integration within the contract to meet Government needs.
• Review and approve financial performance, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Estimates to Complete (ETC), funds and labor reporting, and review/approval of all required financial deliverables.
• Support Program Management Reviews (PMRs) to the customer.

Basic Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years or prior relevant experience. Experience working within or directly supporting the Intelligence Community.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in program/project management with programs of similar scope and size and/or complexity to include subcontract management experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI/DNI).
• Demonstrated experience in conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to senior government and contractor leadership.
• Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with customers, subcontractors, and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with a completion based/deliverables-based contract
• Relevant experience working with Intelligence Community organizations.
• Project Management certification (i.e. PMP) desired.
• Master’s degree desired

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Original Posting:

September 21, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.